The only reason that Danish thrashers Hatesphere haven't jumped up to the big league is down to the band's inability to hold down a steady line-up. So says Uber Rock's resident noisemonger Darrel Sutton as he checks out the band's storming new album, 'The Great Bludgeoning', complete with a wholly appropriate title.....

UK outfit Voodoo Six play good ol' heavy rock in a classic style; unashamedly old school and proud of it. New six track EP 'Falling Knives' has been readied to reassure hardcore fans of the band that the addition of a great new singer will not mean a major shift in direction for the band. Ross Welford checks it out.....

Death rock with a taste of honey? That's how female-fronted Norwegian metallers Fastlane Flower self-describe themselves. We asked Rob Watkins - pop rock with a taste of cheese - to check out their latest release, 'Deadline'.

Ottawa's Fuck The Facts bring their 'Die Miserable' album to the hallowed pages of Uber Rock, via the great Relapse Records, and we hand it over to our resident fact fucker Darrel Sutton. Prepare for another noise-feast as he checks out the female-fronted beast of a band....

Lionville are an Italian AOR band looking to tread the line drawn by the likes of Toto, Richard Marx, Giant, Bad English and Survivor. Could they ever hope to pull off such a bold move o' melodic rock? Rob Watkins, champion parpist, will decide for them. Read on to see if he kills another rock dream.....

Now, who could we get to review a release called 'Noise'? Oh yes, Darrel Sutton, Uber Rock's decibel denim demon, is prone to a touch of the noisy stuff so we pointed him in the direction of Wormrot's new five-track extended player....well, five songs in five minutes is hardly worthy of that description. Let Sutton explain why this release is essential....

Manchester's Dirty Habit are a straight-up, hard-riffing kinda band, with a take no prisoners approach to their song writing. Their new album, 'Mental Execution', offers up 11 tracks of unrelenting rock 'n' roll which barely slows down to draw breath.

Straight outta Blaina, The Mother Fucking Guns return with 'Fuck The Demon Outta Me', a ten track slow-burner of an album that will surprise people, but impress the hell out of them too. Gaz E checks out a late contender for album of the year....

Chris Cornell celebrates his solo acoustic shows at intimate venues earlier this year with a live album recorded on the tour. Featuring songs from throughout his career - Soundgarden and Audioslave songs are joined by solo and Temple Of The Dog cuts - Ben Hughes finds 'Songbook' to be an enjoyable listening experience...even with a couple of difficult cover versions. Read on for the lowdown.....

Pale Fire Union is the musical brainchild of Toronto based singer songwriter Kelvin Wetherell. We asked Jamie Richards to check out the laid-back, country-tinged sounds of 'Liberation Inc.' and report back with his findings; here they are.....